Killings in the neighborhood are rare.
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Investigators believe there were witnesses to the shooting because of where it took place.
A Go Fund Me account has been created to help Riley’s family pay for funeral expenses.
Even though there were still several people in the park at that time, there are now no witnesses who have come forward saying they saw the gunman, and police are still collecting security footage to see if there are any clues about the assailant. “There doesn’t appear to be any outstanding motive right now”, Robert said.
U.S. Park Police stated that the park had a large volume of foot traffic at the time, including tourists, and other pockets of people playing the game. According to SFGate, people were playing the game in the area that weekend, including the following afternoon, and that homicides in that location are rare.
Among them was Thoua Moua, 28, who was visiting the city from Fresno with friends. Minutes after, a gunshot was heard, and Calvin was found wounded.
“It’s just bad luck, I guess”, Moua said.
It’s unclear whether the shooting had anything to do with “Pokemon Go” itself, which has become a worldwide sensation. The game has come under scrutiny from law enforcement officials for distracting pedestrians, drivers during risky situations and even attracting unwanted players to private property.
There have been scores of snatch-and-run robberies around the Bay Area, and earlier this month a man slashed a player across the face in San Jose.
“I spoke to him numerous times: ‘You have to be careful about where you’re going, where you’re playing.’ It’s a huge hit out here”, Sean Riley said.
Riley’s cousin, Gabriel Antonio Morales said the family learned about Riley’s death around 4:30 a.m., according to a statement on the GoFundMe page.
Riley’s family moved from MA to California a few years ago, Morales said on Facebook.
Kirby said Riley and his friend had noticed someone watching them from the top of a hill that overlooks the park, but it was dark and they were mostly looking at their cellphones.
Riley, a star baseball player in high school, was a pitcher for the Mustangs baseball team at San Joaquin Delta College. He was our closer and there was no better guy for us. “It’s hard for us to grasp that he’s not going to be there when we all come back in two weeks”, another coach tells the San Francisco Chronicle.
“We’re just dumbfounded”, Skracic added.
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“Calvin was loved by all those that knew him”.
